Virginia Beach High School was built in 1952 as a replacement for Oceana High School. Oceana High had fallen victim to her own geography, being located at the end of the main runway for Oceana Naval Air Station. With the Navy's transition to jet aircraft after World War II, the noise level had made teaching (and concentration) difficult. The post war building boom in Virginia Beach (as well as the baby boom) had also dictated the need for more classrooms, so, for the first time, Virginia Beach had her own high school, rather than sending students to Princess Anne County schools.

At the time, the City of Virginia Beach was small, with her boundaries extending only from Rudee Inlet to 47th Street and west only about a mile from the ocean front, so the result was a very close relationship between the community and the high school, and a very close knit student body. I remember that as an 8th grader in 1963, I guickly got to know and become friends with seniors and other "upper classmen". In the words of one of our classmates, Virginia Beach High was the coolest little high school ever!

In the 1965 annual, The Hurricane, it was noted that we were "Looking forward to the rise of a new and greater Virginia Beach High", however, that was not to be as Virginia Beach High ceased to exist as a high school at the close of the 1965 - 1966 school year after only 13 years. Virginia Beach High was "replaced" by the new and larger First Colonial High School, however, she will never be replaced in our hearts. Those of us who had the good fortune to attend V.B.H.S. will always remember our days at the "coolest little high school ever".

It is my hope that this little web site will provide a place to congregate, to renew old friendships, to share information, and to just keep in touch. Please take the time to sign the guestbook and leave your e-mail address. Use the Alumni Listings link below to find former class mates. E-mail me with any thoughts, ideas or suggestions for this page. Send in any information you think others might have interest in, including any information regarding reunions. Especially, please send in anything you may come across regarding Virginia Beach High School.

I hope you enjoy your visit!

Reunion Notice!
Classes 1954-1994 - Our school turns 50 years old this year. We will be celebrating with an unforgettable weekend of memories March 8, 9, and 10, 2002 at The Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia. During the daytime, call 757-437-4892, evenings 757-425-7776. R.S.V.P. by February 28, 2002. The cost will be $50.00 per person for a single night or $100.00 per person for the weekend, Friday, March 8, 2002, cocktails from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2002, casino and dancing, music by Bill Deal and The Rondels, Sunday, March 10, 2002, "Strolling Down the Beach" Brunch: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.


Lyle Piner (FCHS Class of '68)

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